Liverpool vs Brighton

25 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mohamed Salah 23’

Match summary

Liverpool beat Brighton 1-0. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Roberto Firmino.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Brighton's 0.54 from 6.

Match stats

Liverpool Brighton
22 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.81 xG 0.54
1.81 Non-penalty xG 0.54
13 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Liverpool Brighton
Kick-off
Mohamed Salah
Assist: Roberto Firmino1-0 (Liverpool)
23’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Liverpool
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold
Brighton
  • Leon Balogun

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.82 0.54 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.82 0.54 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 1-0 Salah 23’
Liverpool 1.82 xGBrighton 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Liverpool attacking 
9’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 89’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 58’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 5’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 34’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 89’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 58’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 87’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 5’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 34’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 66’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 19’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Joseph Gomez (Liverpool), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF902 0.180.092
Virgil van Dijk DEF900 0.000.000
Joseph Gomez DEF901 0.020.031
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.684
Georginio Wijnaldum MID903 0.240.081
James Milner MID900 0.000.061
Naby Keita MID691 0.030.051
Mohamed Salah FWD9016 0.380.376
Roberto Firmino FWD9015 0.720.081
Sadio Mané FWD822 0.160.000
Jordan Henderson Sub210 0.000.021
Daniel Sturridge Sub82 0.080.000
Joel Matip Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 84% Bet365 odds 1.16
Draw 11% Bet365 odds 8.50
Brighton win 5% Bet365 odds 19.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool WW
Brighton LW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brighton 0-1 Liverpool, 12 Jan 19  All Liverpool vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.